Your Bike in front of a Church

[Chromatic]

Holy Trinity, Apperley, Gloucestershire.

This is a chapel of ease to the main parish church at Deerhurst (which I have posted here previously).
I cocked up and took a video rather than a photograph and couldn't post the video here so took a screenshot and here it is.

This is the last church in this benefice:
http://severnsidebeneficewithtwyning.org.uk, I shall now look for a new group for ride destinations.
I have one in mind which will mean heading south of Gloucester from the start, I am fed up with riding into the wind when heading back after visiting all the churches I've so far posted.

 

[Jenkins]

St. Marys in Harkstead on today's ride

 

[Jenkins]

St Michael's Church in Wolverstone from today's outing <main pic removed>
I wish I'd taken a proper camera to get a better picture of the interesting features on the tower
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I finally managed to get out there today with a decent camera and here are the closeups of the gargoyle and the spire on the left - what is it with stone (monkey?) heads on these as I've noticed tham on a few of the churches round here.

 

[All uphill]

Somerset was wealthy a while ago, and the gentry liked to show it off.

he peasants knew what would happen if they stepped out of line!

Cheddon Fitzpaine

 

[EltonFrog]

St Mary’s, East Hagbourne in the evening sunshine. And a bonus helicopter.

 

[Jenkins]

Possibly the first church named after Pope Gregory in this thread. The church of St. Gregory the Great in Rendlesham

 

[avecReynolds531]

St Mary's at Luddenham, Kent: 12th Century, though the brick tower is 19th century. It's Grade 1 listed, redundant & looked after by the Church Conservation Trust.

 

[Elybazza61]

New All-City Super Professional in front of Ely Cathedral.

 

[briantrumpet]

Branscombe yesterday - a stunner, and one I'll go back to when it's open.

 

[Blue Hills]

Branscombe yesterday - a stunner, and one I'll go back to when it's open.

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interesting architecture for a church - were they expecting trouble?

 

[Blue Hills]

St Laurences, Blackmore, Essex.

Massive, very impressive, pity I couldn't go in.

Turns out it's Grade 1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Laurence's_Church,_Blackmore

The body of the church looks kinda unecclesiastical to me - more like a large banqueting hall.

Really nice village by the way - great green with a pond, ducks, a few tables. Seems to be well appreciated by cyclists.

 

[Alex H]

Saints Phillip and James, Rock

Original Norman just just outside the gates of Rock Hall

 

[All uphill]

Belfry door, St Andrew's, Hatch in Somerset.

Lovely aged stonework.

 

[PeteXXX]

MnewBIFO St Botolphs Church Barton Seagrave

 

[briantrumpet]

The rather magnificent Marldon near Paignton today - I must go back when it's open.